| The Torchbearers | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2018 | |
| Artist | Charles Umlauf |
| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Location | Austin, Texas, United States |
The Torchbearers is a 1962 bronze sculpture by Charles Umlauf, installed outside the Flawn Academic Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus in Austin, Texas, United States. [1] It was cast in Milan at the Fonderia Battaglia. [2]
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| External video | |
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 Statues of UT: The Torchbearers (March 24, 2014) by The Daily Texan |
